A Glow Worm

Introduction

The photograph on this page of A Glow Worm by Glyn Baker as part of the Geograph project.

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A Glow Worm

Image: © Glyn Baker Taken: 21 Jul 2012

The glowing organ of Image is on the underside of the beetle so she has to lie on her back and lift her abdomen so the males can see her light. See also Image and http://www.glowworms.org.uk/ for more info.

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Image Location

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Latitude
51.660719
Longitude
0.647786